Chamelaucium megalopetalum

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Large waxflower
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Chamelaucium
Species:
C. megalopetalum
Binomial name
Chamelaucium megalopetalum
Habit near Tarin Rock, west of Lake Grace Chamelaucium megalopetalum habit.jpg
Habit near Tarin Rock, west of Lake Grace

Chamaelaucium megalopetalum, is a flowering plant commonly known as the large waxflower, is a member of the family Myrtaceae endemic to Western Australia. [1]

The erect shrub typically grows to a height of 0.25 to 1.4 metres (1 to 5 ft) but can reach as high as 2 metres (7 ft). It blooms between May and December producing white-pink-red or cream-yellow flowers. [1]

Found on sandy ridges or sand plains in the southern Wheatbelt, Great Southern and the south coast of the Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where it grows in sand or gravelly soils over laterite. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chamelaucium megalopetalum". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.